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    The United States needs updated medicolegal death investigation laws. A proposed model law addresses inadequacies in the outdated 1954 medical examiner legislation, aiming for improved forensic science standards.

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    • Forensic Science
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    • Medicolegal death investigation systems in the U.S. exhibit significant variation.
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